WordPress

Congratulations on starting your blog!

WordPress is an easy blogging environment, and it can also be used to build an easy-to-edit website and communications platform!


Differentiated Teacher Blogging PD, Silvia Tolisano,
http://langwitches.org/blog/2010/09/09/web-literacy-and-differentiated-teacher-blogs/

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Documentation to help

is a 4 page document designed to accompany face-to-face professional development

The WordPress User Guide by interconnect/it (81 pages, PDF)

WordPress Support Online (forums and documentation)

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Sample websites built on WordPress:

De Madrid a Leyton	Georgetown Elementary School
Foxhill Principal blog	Langwitches Blog
Multilingual Mania	Two Writing Teachers
Techchef4u
Here are listings of blogs.... Did you know? Edublogs uses WordPress? See their blog directory to explore!
Goochland County Public Schools offers blogs to all its teachers. Scroll down this page and explore the blogs that have been recently updated.	23 Popular Websites Using WordPress shows some educational institutions as well as corporations that use WordPress

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Blogs in education and what to blog about ...

Web literacy and differentiated teacher blogs is an excellent read as you start on your blogging journey. Also notice the incredible blogging resources in the right columns on this blog!

Blogs and Blogging ideas (aimed at K-6, but applicable to secondary)
Guide to Blogging in K-8 is a great poster set to help students and teachers blog together
Preparing Students for Commenting with Wall Blogging is a terrific post explaining exactly that!
Weblogs in Schools by Will Richardson